Pierre
LEJEUNE
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Born: abt. 1595 in Martaizé, Loudun, Vienne, France
Pierre was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1638.
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Pierre married Unknown UNKNOWN abt. 1622 . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Unknown UNKNOWN was born abt. 1603 in Martaizé, Loudun, Vienne, France (Martaize). Unknown died abt. 1638
Pierre LEJEUNE died abt. 1638 in Port Royal, Acadia .
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Spouse & Children of Pierre LEJEUNE
Children of Pierre LEJEUNE and Unknown UNKNOWN
Marie-Edmée LEJEUNE Pierre LEJEUNE dit BRIARD Catherine LEJEUNEAdd a life event, census record, military record, obituary, achievement, or photograph for Pierre LEJEUNE.
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'L'espirit de retour (the spirit of return) proved strong for the majority of French migrants, and fewer than one in ten remained in l'Acadie. But those who stayed became the founding generation of the Acadians: Pierre Lejeune and his wife (her name unknown), with their three young children...'
Source: A Great and Noble Scheme by John Mack Faragher, page 45
From worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ cgi-bin/ igm.cgi?op=GET&db=avoyelles&id=I03355
'Lejeunes immigrated via interesting path
By Damon Veach
Genealogy columnist/ The Times-Picayune
April 12, 1998
The first Lejeune to arrive in Acadia from France was Pierre LeJeune, along with his wife, whose name is not known, and their three children, Edmee or Aimee, Pierre II and Catherine. This LeJeune family was from the Poitou region of France.
By the census of 1671, Edmee was married to Francois Gautrot (Gautreaux), and Catherine was married to Francois Scavois (Savoie). Pierre II is not mentioned in the census of...Read full story
Source: Pioneers of Acadia by Stephen A. White
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Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)
Website: From ameriquefrancaise.org: "Very few 18th century documents refer to the appearance of Acadian cemeteries, but those that do indicate that Acadians before the Deportation marked their graves with wooden crosses."
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Last updated: 11/27/2018 11:18:03 AM
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